VHCC- Campus Police

Parking and Traffic Regulations

The college controls traffic and parking in the interest of public safety and to maintain orderly conduct. Traffic patterns may be altered periodically when warranted by special events, ongoing campus construction or road repairs. When possible, advanced notification of altered traffic patterns will be made by the Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration and posted on the Internet, in special college bulletins, and on signs throughout campus.

Special Parking Authorization

Parking permits to park in handicapped/disability spaces for duration of three months may only be issued by the Campus Police. These permits must be visible in car and contain the name of the person it is issued to, the signature of Campus Police and the expiration date. Upon appeal, the Vice President of Administration may extend the permit for three additional months.

Designated Areas and No Parking Areas

The area surrounding the Mechanical Technologies Building is reserved strictly for use as a loading zone, for emergency, state owned, and delivery vehicles, and for people with disabilities. No parking will be permitted along the roads or in any places not designated as parking areas without specific authorization.

Lot. No. 1: Administration Building Parking Area A section of the parking area in front of the Administration Building is designated for visitor parking. The remainder of this lot is open for faculty, staff, and parking for people with disabilities authorized to park in this restricted area.

Lot No. 2: Mechanical Technologies Building Parking Area The parking area located on the east end of the campus (to the east of the Mechanical Technologies Building) is designated for faculty, staff, guests, people with disabilities, and students. Due to the design of this lot and safety considerations, traffic is restricted to one-way as indicated. Pull through or back-in parking is prohibited.

Lot. No. 2 N: (North of Lot 2) This lot is unrestricted.

Lot. No. 2 S: (South of Lot 2) This lot is unrestricted.

Lot. No. 3: Lower Campus Parking Area All parking not otherwise designated (students, overflow of faculty, staff, and visitors) is restricted to the large parking lot located at the bottom of the hill adjacent to Interstate 81.

Lot. No. 4: Nursing Education Building Area Several spaces are always reserved for people with disabilities and visitors as indicated. Half of this lot is reserved for faculty and staff until 1:30 pm. After this time parking of any vehicle is permitted on a first come basis. Yellow spaces are for faculty and staff. White spaces are for student use.

Lot. No. 4 N: (North of Lot 4) This lot is unrestricted.

Lot. No. 5: East of Tennis Courts (gravel) This lot is unrestricted.

Lot. No. 6: Playing Field Area This lot is available for students and others while using the playing field, tennis or volleyball courts, or nature fitness trail, and for overflow of Lots 4 and 5. It may also be designated for special groups.

Lot. No. 7: West of Tennis Courts (gravel) This lot is unrestricted.

All Lots: White spaces are for students and visitor use, yellow spaces are for faculty and staff, and blue spaces are for people with disabilities parking.

Violations of Parking Regulations

For purposes of safety and appearance, no parking is allowed along the roadway or in places not designated for parking. Citations will be given to those illegally parked and for speeding, reckless driving, blocking traffic, and for other traffic violations as may occur on the roads or in the parking areas of the college. Failure to obey signs or verbal directions for traffic control will normally result in charges being made against the violator under the “Students Rights and Responsibilities Code” . For failure to park within designated parking areas, the following system has been adopted (records of offenses are based on a twelve month year, beginning August 16 and ending August 15 of each year.)

Number of tickets	Fine	Fine (if not paid or appealed within 7 days)
1	$1	$5
2 – 3	$5	$10
4 – 5	$10	$20
6 or more	$20	$40

Unauthorized parking in a disabled parking space carries the following fines.

Number of tickets	Fine
1	$100
2	$200
3	$300
Each additional	+$100

When a person has received two citations for parking in a disabled parking space, they will be written a letter from the campus police warning them that their vehicle is subject to towing (at the owner’s expense) if they continue to violate the college parking policy.

Failure to pay fines at the Business Office located in the Administration Building will result in a negative service indicator with the business office. This action will block a student’s service functions (such as enrollment, refunds, transcripts, etc.) until the fines have been paid.

Detailed policy regarding parking regulations can be obtained from the Campus Police Office, ISC 212, (276) 739-2448.

Appeal Procedure

Students should be familiar with the Appeal Procedure which is located on the web at http://www.vhcc.edu/police